In 1884, Angelo Moriondo of Turin, Italy, demonstrated the first working example of an espresso machine.
QUANTIFICATIONS
Noun
quantifications
plural of quantification
Source: Wiktionary
QUANTIFICATION
Quan`ti*fi*ca"tion, n. Etym: [See Quantity.]
Definition: Modification by a reference to quantity; the introduction of the element of quantity. The quantification of the predicate belongs in part to Sir William Hamilton; viz., in its extension to negative propositions. De Quincey.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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